Chapter 885 Ending
Their noble titles were passed down from their ancestors for many generations.
But now, with the family's decline, apart from a noble title, the only thing he can show off is his status as a senator.
Under such circumstances, the two prodigal sons no longer had any idea of reviving the family business. The only thing they wanted was to use the last bit of what they had to exchange for the much-needed wealth so that their decent life could continue.
In this way, their only option is to sell the company shares they hold for money, because they know very well that if they do not sell now, when they are finally penniless, these shares, including the company that is already losing money, will lose their value and can no longer be sold at a price.
Zhang Yong knew this. He was not interested in anything else about the two nobles, but only in their shares and the companies they owned. If he could take them over, Zhang Yong would have a springboard to enter the British business community. In addition, the cooperation with the two nobles in this way would be very important for Zhang Yong's next layout.
Meeting Song Yuanchao and others yesterday further strengthened Zhang Yong's idea.
After all, Zhang Yong ran away because of the accident. Although Zhang Yong has obtained Bolivian identity now, to be honest, Bolivia is just a small country in South America. Such an identity is still somewhat unsafe in Zhang Yong's view.
Moreover, Zhang Yong's business has now expanded to the international level and is no longer limited to Bolivia. In recent years, Zhang Yong has been making overseas arrangements. Although there have been certain results, they are still unsatisfactory in some aspects.
This time, the United Kingdom intervened directly through this method. Although the glory of the British Empire has faded after World War II, as the former world hegemon, Britain still has a deep foundation in some areas, such as mining.
Zhang Yong wanted to take this opportunity to make a breakthrough, and in this way he could better develop his business in Europe, America, Africa, Australia and other regions, and further expand his career.
At the same time, by investing in the UK, Zhang Yong can further resolve his identity issues and prepare for returning to China in the future.
After considering it for a day, Zhang Yong gave Mibach the final reply the next day and informed him of the other party's opinion. Mibach said that he would do his best and asked Zhang Yong to wait for news.
A few days later, Mibach visited Zhang Yong again and told him that there would be no problems and that they could proceed with the specific operations. He also conveyed some final decisions of the seller.
Before the World Cup ended , Zhang Yong flew from Italy to the UK to start the later stages of the project.
In Italy, Song Yuanchao and Qin Zhengguo continued to participate in the World Cup. In the group stage, the Argentine team performed very poorly, and finally ranked third in the group with one win, one loss and one draw. They almost went home without even making it to the group stage.
If it weren't for the goal difference, Argentina would have ended its World Cup journey. In the end, Argentina qualified by chance and entered the group stage as the third place.
Then, in the knockout rounds, they eliminated Brazil, Yugoslavia and Italy one after another. The substitute goalkeeper Goyechea performed in great form. In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, he led the Argentine team into the final with his amazing penalty saving skills, even overshadowing Maradona.
The semi-final match was particularly eye-catching because it featured Argentina facing host Italy.
Although Italians love Maradona and have always supported the Argentine team, when Argentina meets their own team, they naturally support their own team more.
If Italy won the match, the Italians would cheer and show more goodwill to Maradona and Argentina. But unexpectedly, Goyechea shattered the Italians' dreams in the penalty shootout, and the Argentines, who had been stumbling from the beginning, were finally defeated. There was a constant stream of curses and boos. Facing such a scene, Song Yuanchao and Qin Zhengguo, who were watching the game at the scene, looked at each other and quietly took off their Argentine uniforms, leaving behind the T-shirts they were wearing. If they didn't do this, they would be beaten up by the Italians who were angry when they left the stadium.
In the final, Argentina played against West Germany. The West Germany team led by football emperor Beckenbauer started fighting with the Argentina team led by Maradona from the beginning of the game.
Since two of Argentina's four main players were unable to play due to yellow cards, Argentina could only adopt a defensive counterattack tactic against a strong opponent. Maradona alone held down the entire back line of the Federal Republic of Germany in the front court, looking for a chance to break through. The other players all retreated to the half court and used all means to stop the Federal Republic of Germany's attack at the front of the penalty area.
Argentina's goal was clear, which was to defend tightly. It would be even better if they could break through the goal of Federal Germany through counterattacks with Maradona's talent. Even if they couldn't, it would be good to defend until the last moment and decide the outcome with penalties. After all, if Goyechea, the substitute goalkeeper of Argentina in this World Cup, was a god, and if Goyechea hadn't saved several penalties, Argentina would not have made it to the final.
In this case, Goyechea is another trump card for Argentina besides Maradona, and the Federal German team also understands this. Beckenbauer knows clearly that if Argentina drags the team to the penalty spot, the balance of victory will tilt towards Argentina, which is a result he absolutely does not want to see.
Faced with Argentina's tight defense, the Federal German team adopted a tactic of continuous attack and sent someone to watch Maradona to prevent Maradona from finding an opportunity to break through and attack the goal.
30 minutes into the first half, West Germany had an absolute advantage and bombarded Argentina's goal. If Goyechea had performed well and saved Bremer's shot, Argentina's goal might have been breached.
At the beginning of the second half, Maradona got a rare chance, but before he could start quickly, the German defender fouled him. Then, the German team continued to attack, and Goyechea saved the opponent's shots twice in a row.
As their physical strength declined, the Argentine players were obviously exhausted after 60 minutes, and the defense line that had been barely holding up was once again shaky. Facing the fierce attack of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Argentines had no choice but to resort to foul tactics, which resulted in one player being sent off.
10 men against 11 men, West Germany's advantage further expanded. The Argentines gritted their teeth and persevered. Watching the time pass by minute by minute, there were only a few minutes left before the end of the game. Qin Zhengguo, who was sitting in the stands, clenched his hands, looking extremely nervous, his eyes fixed on the football rolling on the green field.
"Hold on! Hold on for me!" Qin Zhengguo shouted with gritted teeth, shaking his fist. If a box of assholes was stuffed into his hands at this moment, he would be almost the same as the villain puppet army leader or the fat translator in the movie.
The final moment has arrived. As long as the Argentines can hold on for the last few minutes, the game will reach the result that the Argentines most expect. At that time, with the help of Goyechea, the master of saving penalties, victory will belong to Argentina!
In the coaching booth of the Federal German team, the football emperor Beckenbauer could no longer hold back and walked directly to the sidelines of the green field, shouting and waving his hands to give orders.
The same thing happened on the Argentine side. Bilardo, the head coach who was a gynecologist, looked even more nervous. He wished he could go to the front of the goal himself to help his players block the attack of the Federal Republic of Germany.
In the 85th minute, with 5 minutes left in the game, the Federal Republic of Germany launched another attack. At this time, many players of the Argentine team were out of breath and could hardly run. Facing the Germans with extremely excellent physical fitness, they tried their best to block them again. However, due to the decline in physical fitness, the defensive players' movements were deformed, and the Argentine team actually missed a man in front of the penalty area. This time, Sansini, who was responsible for the last line of defense, was terrified. He didn't even think about it and directly made a flying tackle to block this attack with the ball and the person. It was his action that made the referee give him a red card on the spot and sent him off, and pointed his finger directly to the penalty spot.
"Fuck! Red card?" Qin Zhengguo wailed, holding his head in his hands in disbelief. After coming to his senses, he kept comforting himself: "It's okay, Argentina has Goyechea, he will definitely save this penalty!"
Goyechea's outstanding performance in this World Cup has made him a world-famous "goalkeeper". In everyone's opinion, there is no penalty that Goyechea cannot save. Although the German team got a penalty in the 85th minute, most of the fans, whether watching on site or through satellite live broadcast, are looking forward to seeing Goyechea's wonderful performance again.
Soon, the penalty was ready. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Bremer took the penalty. Looking at the goal, Bremer took a deep breath and without any unnecessary movements, he kicked the ball directly and neatly to the lower left of the fans.
Goyechea is indeed a master of penalty saves. His judgment was very correct and he saved the ball in the right direction. Unfortunately, Bremer's angle was very tricky and the ball flew into the net just a few centimeters away from Goyechea's fingertips. When the ball fell into the net, the Federal German team and the fans supporting the Federal German team cheered and the whole football field was boiling in an instant.
When seeing this scene, Qin Zhengguo was stunned, muttering "How is it possible...", while Song Yuanchao sighed deeply, because he had experienced this scene before, and his expression at that time was no different from Qin Zhengguo's current one, and now Song Yuanchao couldn't help but sigh with emotion again.
West Germany scored a goal in the last 5 minutes, and it can be said that the result of the final was already determined. Although the Argentine team tried to equalize the score in the last few minutes and tried to turn the tide, unfortunately the West Germany team, which had been prepared, did not give Argentina any chance. As the overtime time was up, West Germany won the world final and became the champion of this session.
The last champion Argentina team shed tears on the green field. Looking at Maradona crying like a child on the field, Song Yuanchao once again sighed that Maradona's most glorious era has ended forever from this moment...
